to furnish or provide with whatever is needed for use or for any undertaking; fit out, as a ship or army: They spent several thousand dollars to equip their boat.
to dress; array: He equipped himself in all his finery.
to furnish with intellectual or emotional resources; prepare: Education and travel have equipped her to deal with all sorts of people.
Origin of equip
1515–25; from Middle French equiper, Old French esquiper “to fit out, equip,” probably from Old Norse skipa “to put in order, arrange, man (a ship)”
SYNONYMS FOR equip
1 outfit, rig.
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synonym study for equip
1. See furnish.
OTHER WORDS FROM equip
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Each cabinet holds A4 Hanging Files, and come equipped with key lock systems.
Great filing cabinets for your home office|PopSci Commerce Team|September 17, 2020|Popular Science
The moment when cybersecurity experts would have to worry about quantum computer-equipped hackers seemed a long way off—at least a quarter century by some estimates—and there were far more pressing threats.
Quantum computers threaten to end digital security. Here’s what’s being done about it|Jeremy Kahn|September 11, 2020|Fortune
This tube is equipped with three EVA foam seating pads, neoprene handles, and a “kwik-connect” system for an easy hook-up.
The best boating tubes|PopSci Commerce Team|September 3, 2020|Popular Science
The answer is to fund their training and make sure that they are equipped with the things that they need to be able to handle situations in a better way.
Full Transcript: Tomi Lahren on ‘The Carlos Watson Show’|Daniel Malloy|August 31, 2020|Ozy
If we hope to change this cycle, we must equip ourselves with the tools to do so.
Why some senior officers are making it harder for police departments to fight racism|matthewheimer|August 26, 2020|Fortune
Officials and experts acknowledge that the plan to train and equip a new rebel army from scratch will take years.
No Syrian Rebels Allowed at ISIS War Conference|Josh Rogin|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He then called on Congress to authorize a program to train and equip 5,000 rebels per year in Saudi Arabia, which they did.
Exclusive: America’s Allies Almost Bombed in Syrian Airstrikes|Josh Rogin|September 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This year, the president is asking Congress for $500 million to train and equip the very rebels Obama thinks are hopeless.
Obama Stifled Hillary’s Syria Plans and Ignored Her Iraq Warnings for Years|Josh Rogin|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
German defense contractors have helped train and equip the Russian military.
One Big Reason The CIA Spied on Germany: Worries About Russian Moles in Berlin|Eli Lake|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So far, no action has been taken to equip airliners with this technology.